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I noticed a house for sale in Hillsboro and the sign said “Dutch Auction.” It may not be the only Dutch Auction residential single-family real estate sale in Oregon, but my guess it doesn’t have a lot of company.

So, what’s a Dutch Auction?

1) Wikipedia “Dutch Auction” (and contrast with the English Auction)

2) You can see some government agency uses of Dutch Auctions with this search:
dutch auction site:.gov

3) Try this search for more interesting views of Dutch Auctions: dutch auction site:.edu


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The Oregon Legislature’s website has some very nice features (although it does seem as though I always write about its flaws!):

1) Their Legislator and Committee email notification sign-up is easy to use, easy to sign up, and, more to the point, easy to sign off when you want to turn off and tune out, which we hope won’t happen until the Legislative Session is over (though we understand the sentiment). Legislators do not, in my experience at least, deluge their constituents with lots of email messages. The ones that are sent out include useful contact and public appearance information.

2) The Legislature now has a site for easy mobile access. Just click on the Mobile Website from your device.

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As one of the many professional law librarians who negotiate contracts for legal database services and who show attorneys how to use them efficiently (to save time and their clients’ money!), when I read stories like this, I think almost as much about the “high costs of the ongoing investigation” and the ethics violations as I do about those high legal bills, i.e. has someone audited those legal bills?

One assumes so, but one (especially cranky law librarians) do have to ask the question (and heaven knows some of our tax-paying law library patrons ask).

I also know as well as the next law librarian that good legal counsel costs good money ….

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The Oregon Department of Justice is alerting everyone to this:

Scam Alert: Fake Debt Collection Scams

Excerpt: “The Oregon Department of Justice has received several complaints regarding phony debt collection calls. Scam artists pose as debt collectors or law enforcement officers calling about an outstanding debt from an online payday loan. They frequently use fake phone numbers and official sounding business names. They also do their research. Some Oregonians have been tricked into paying nonexistent debt because the scam artist knew personal information about them, including their Social Security number, home address, e-mail, and names of family and personal references.

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Gale Cengage is running a contest: Are You a Librarian Superhero?

Your librarian can turn into a cartoon, which to some might not sound like such a good deal, but to many librarians, We Love It!

You can read the Contest Rules and the Press Release for more information.

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Be prepared to be mesmerized: there are lessons aplenty for us all in the tale of Jon Alexander (Californian and Oregonian) as told by Justice Bedsworth:

The February 2011 Orange County Lawyer brings us:

Getting Up, by Justice William W. Bedsworth

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